Is There A Role For The Personal Software Process Within ISO 9001 Certificated Software Development?
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This 15 page paper considers to what extent PSP could play a role in the gaining of ISO 9001. The paper focuses on quality issues and what is needed to gain any of the ISO 900 family standards, especially ISO 9001, and the qualities and processes needed to gain the standard and then considers in which ways Personal Software Process might help to meet the required standards in an effective manner. The bibliography cites 18 sources.
Filename: TEPSPISO.rtf

Issues in Software Project Management
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A 5 page paper discussing social considerations and qualities of project team members in planning and implementing a software project. The paper uses Wal-Mart as its example, in the data it collects on what items are in single shopping carts. Competitors collect customers' credit card information without gaining any real knowledge about what specific products they are buying. Team members should be able to communicate with managers and users with equal ease. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: KSprojSoft.wps

IT Acquisition Questions
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This 4 page paper looks at different aspects of Information technology acquisitions. In five parts the paper considers the alignment of company and IT strategy, the value of The U.S. General Services Administration (GAS) contracts for IT purchases within US federal agencies, reducing ongoing IT acquisition costs, methods of evaluating acquisitions and the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing IT functions. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEITaquis.rtf

IT Article Review: Identity Management
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A 3 page paper reviewing a "Computerworld" article from 2004 discussing identity management at GM and Boeing. The article's author reports on the efforts of GM and Boeing to integrate access to their web-based applications to the point that users have a single point of login to the total system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSitArtRevID.rtf

IT Article Reviews and Reflection
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A 6 page paper discussing three IT articles published in the “Harvard Business Review” and the “MIT Sloan Management Review” in 2003. IT has reached a point in its existence that its usefulness is changing. Still critical to competitive advantage and corporate success, its uses have become commonplace. It still remains enigmatic within many organizations, despite its pervasiveness. The purpose here is to discuss three articles addressing points pertinent to IT use in today’s business environment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KS-itArtRebut.rtf

IT BEST PRACTICES, ARKANSAS AND EFFECTIVENESS
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This 3-page paper discusses if the state of Arkansas' best management policies toward IT management should be taken on by other companies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.`
Filename: MTarkatech.rtf

IT Case Study
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This 5 page paper considers a case study from a student in the understanding of the role that IT may plan strategically to a telecom company. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEittele.wps

IT Consulting Firms; Industry and Opportunity Background
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This 5 page paper considers the background to the current industry conditions in the IT consulting sector. The paper considers how the market is developing and the current demand is changing as well as future market opportunities for new companies. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEitplan.wps

IT Discussion Questions SDLC
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A 4 page paper answering 4 information management questions. Two address the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC); two discuss the implications of hardware cost reductions over the years and the value of organizational evaluation and selection criteria for hardware acquisition. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSitDQsSDLC.rtf

IT In Business
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This 4 page paper answers three questions; 1. What does the terminology “legacy problem” mean and how does it relate to ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)? 2. How ill considered ICT (Information Communication Technology) outsourcing can be risky and dangerous for a company and 3. How the architecture of ICT relates to business strategy?. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEITlega.rtf

IT in Business
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This 17 page paper considers IT in two companies; Microsoft and Siemens Business Services. The paper examines the companies separately, identifying at the central operational concerns of these organizations, how IT currently being used in these organizations to support those concerns and if it could be used more effectively and how the limitation are likely to be influenced by future developments. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEmicrosiemen.rtf

IT INFRASTRUCTURE: AN OVERVIEW
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This 3-page paper discusses what an IT infrastructure is, its uses and some components. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTitinfras.rtf

IT Portfolio Management
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A 5 page paper defining and discussing the use of the IT portfolio as a means of gaining control over IT projects and IT costs. ITPM is an approach to managing IT and IT projects as components of a larger portfolio of IT-related assets. This implies, of course, that the one managing that portfolio is able to identify and assess applicable risks and quantify potential returns. The portfolio management approach is being used in a wide range of industries and appears to be gaining attention of additional ones. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSitPortfoMgmt.rtf

IT Questions for a Business
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This 19 page paper answers four questions asked by the student. The first outlines the use and advantages of a distributed network, the second looks at controlling and monitoring the system using an embedded TCP/IP and how IPsec can be used for security. The third looks at the use of remoting, what it is and how it can be used. The last part of the paper examines web services, what they are, examples of their use and some examples of vendors. The bibliography cites 36 sources.
Filename: TEwebserv.rtf

IT Strategy
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This 8 page paper is written in three parts. The first part defines corporate strategy, an IT strategic plan, IT capital plan and an IT acquisition management plan and how they relate to IT in a company. The second part of the paper discusses the importance of the acquisition strategy and the third part of the paper considers the changes that may be implemented by a new IT department manager in terms of assessing the acquisition of IT assets. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEITstrat.rtf

IT's Quality Culture
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A 6 page paper discussing quality in terms of project management, customer service and six sigma. It appears that quality issues currently are in the process of being redefined within IT. No longer does quality merely equate to adequate function and absence of "down time," it also reflects waste management and avoidance; better project management capabilities; and attention to best practices. Greater attention to the customer likely will be next on the horizon, as increasing numbers of users come to expect increasing capabilities and reliability. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSitQualCul.rtf

IT: Historical Planning and Future Upgrade at Exeter University
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A 15 page paper reviewing a 1986 article describing the process of automating a single department’s records – using untrained departmental clerks for some of the programming requirements – and the success that the university found in that approach, followed by examination of how the university should approach a current upgrade of that mid-1980s system. The paper assesses the make-or-buy decision in terms of current goals; future needs; whether to use a decision support system; how to decide on the make-or-buy option; and several other factors involved in arriving at the optimum decision. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSitPlan1986-2004.rtf